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prior probability

(Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics the probability assigned to a parameter or to an event in advance of any empirical evidence, often subjectively or on the assumption of the principle of indifference Compare posterior probability

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prior probability (redirected from A priori probability)

prior probability
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